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Illustrated by Murphy Anderson with Jerry Siegel generally attributed to writing the scripts, Ziff-Davis's science-fiction adventure comic, LARS OF MARS, lasted just a short two issues in the early 1950's.

Anderson is perhaps best known for his work on DC's HAWKMAN. He also drew other science-fiction and space characters such as Adam Strange for MYSTERY IN SPACE, as well as a stint on the BUCK ROGERS syndicated newspaper strip.

There are three Lars stories in this issue, "Lars of Mars" introducing the superhero, "Villain or Hero?" and "The Terror From the Sky". The backup story is "Pirates of the Airways!" starring Captain Ken Brady, Rocket Pilot illustrated by Gene Colan.

After two issues and a regular and 3-D version published by Eclipse in 1986-1987, apparently Lars retired back to the Red Planet and has never been seen on Earth again.

NOTE: Ads have been removed from this scan.

LARS OF MARS

No. 10

April-May 1951

Approved Comics Inc./Ziff-Davis

Editor: Jerry Siegel?

Cover: Allen Anderson

Pages: 36

Cover price: 10 cents

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A FAIRY TALE

Today is a slight departure from the usual monsters and creatures usually seen here, but there is a different kind of monster shown in this issue of FAIRY TALES #11 (Ziff-Davis, June-July 1951). It tells the tale of Beauty and the Beast, and while the "Beast" is initially menacing, the story ends up like all fairy tales -- everyone lives happily ever after. Included is the one-page feature, "All About Fairies", found on the inside front cover and the text article, "Where Fairy Stories Come From". There's no information on the writer and the artists in this comic.

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